There is a lot happening with Barnstable Recreation this season. Here are just a few offerings:

Winter Skills and Drills Basketball Program: Mon.-Fri., Dec. 27-31 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. inside the HYCC Gym. This weeklong program for boys and girls in grades 4-7 will help further your child’s basketball skills. Basic skills, fundamentals and more will be reinforced through instructional methods of coaching.

Ongoing Adult Co-Ed Basketball Open Gym: Sunday mornings from 8-10 a.m. at the HYCC Gym. This open gym time is strictly for adults! Just $2 for Barnstable residents and $4 for non-residents! HYCC membership is not required to play. We take a max of 36 people so come early. Ongoing until further notice; please see staff on duty for a schedule in case of cancellations.

Free Community Morning Yoga: Come and join the fun on Wednesday mornings from 8-9 a.m. in the HYCC gym. It's free!

Cape Tech hosts basketball clinic

The Cape Cod Tech Basketball Program and Butlers Sporting Goods are hosting a basketball clinic for girls and boys in grades 2-8 and their basketball coaches at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Rte. 124, Harwich (Exit 10, Rte 6) on Dec. 18. The session for grades 2-4 will run from 10:30 a.m. to noon; the session for grades 5-8 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. This is a free event that includes a free T-shirt and lunch at noon. For more information visit www.capetech.us.

Get the girls in the game (of softball)

The Cape Cod Riptides Girls Softball Program will be running Friday Evening Clinics at the Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School Gym, 730 Osterville/West Barnstable Road, Marstons Mills, on the following dates from 6-8 pm: Dec. 3 and 17; Jan. 7 and 21, Feb. 4 and 18; March 4 and 18 and April 1, 15, and 29. The clinics will cover pitching, catching, fielding, hitting and skills. The cost is $15/session or $150 for all 13. For more information email
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Hockey league seeks skaters

Hockey players are sought for an adult over-40 no-check league set to play now through April, 2011 at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center, 141 Bassett Lane in Hyannis. Games will take place every Sunday between six teams. For more information contact Scott Wiinikainen at 508-790-6345, ext. 27

Register now for the 2011 Hyannis Marathon

The 2011 Hyannis Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and Marathon Team Relay registration has officially opened. The 2011 race on Feb. 27 will feature a new course design. The crossover at Craigville Beach Road and Centerville is being eliminated, and the "Start" is being moved up to allow a much easier access. Also included will be a scenic run down Bumps River Road and by a cranberry bog, as well as through some quintessential Cape Cod neighborhoods. There is a registration cap on all four races, and each has sold out long before race weekend the past five years. Visit www.baevents.com for more information and to register.

Buy a Brick for the Harbor Hawks

In commemoration of the biggest set of capital improvements to McKeon Park in its history, the Hyannis Athletic Association is offering supporters a chance to share in the excitement by ordering a special brick that will become part of a new brick pavilion adjacent to the new press box. Funds raised from the sale of bricks will allow for further improvements to the field. Bricks can be ordered online at www.hyannisharborhawks.org.

HYCC ice rentals

Hyannis Youth and Community Center has limited ice available to rent for pickup hockey, birthday parties, etc. For more information contact George Noonan, rink manager, at (508) 790-6345 or at
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Lace up those running shoes

Join the folks from Hanlon’s Shoes every Friday at 5:30 p.m. year round, rain or shine, for a five-mile run. Call Kevin Petrovek at Hanlon’s, 508-775-8877 for more information.

Become a real Road Runner

The Hyannis Road Runners meet every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. from April through November on the track at Barnstable High School, West Main Street in Hyannis. The program is open to walkers, joggers, runners and competitive runners of all ages. For more information call Paul Fendler at 508-775-7097 or contact him via e-mail at
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